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Garner Fine Arts Academy Primary School
145 Polo Rd Grand Prairie TX, 75052, Dallas County Phone: 972-262-5000 Ranking: ![]() Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Grand Prairie Independent School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 43 | 39 | 36 | 28 | 25 | 32 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 641 | 564 | 554 | 376 | 387 | 424 | 452 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 22 | 3.4% | 22 | 3.9% | 36 | 6.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | 8 | 1.9% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 121 | 18.9% | 90 | 16.0% | 101 | 18.2% | 50 | 13.3% | 55 | 14.2% | 62 | 14.6% | 71 | 15.7% |
Grade 1: | 105 | 16.4% | 96 | 17.0% | 79 | 14.3% | 53 | 14.1% | 63 | 16.3% | 69 | 16.3% | 70 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 116 | 18.1% | 83 | 14.7% | 72 | 13.0% | 62 | 16.5% | 64 | 16.5% | 62 | 14.6% | 83 | 18.4% |
Grade 3: | 91 | 14.2% | 79 | 14.0% | 90 | 16.2% | 70 | 18.6% | 63 | 16.3% | 82 | 19.3% | 57 | 12.6% |
Grade 4: | 83 | 12.9% | 87 | 15.4% | 98 | 17.7% | 61 | 16.2% | 82 | 21.2% | 64 | 15.1% | 82 | 18.1% |
Grade 5: | 103 | 16.1% | 107 | 19.0% | 78 | 14.1% | 79 | 21.0% | 60 | 15.5% | 77 | 18.2% | 89 | 19.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 293 | 45.7% | 289 | 51.2% | 280 | 50.5% | 201 | 53.5% | 220 | 56.8% | 227 | 53.5% | 223 | 49.3% |
Female: | 348 | 54.3% | 275 | 48.8% | 274 | 49.5% | 175 | 46.5% | 159 | 41.1% | 189 | 44.6% | 225 | 49.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 11 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 25 | 3.9% | 25 | 4.4% | 35 | 6.3% | 27 | 7.2% | 25 | 6.5% | 28 | 6.6% | 31 | 6.9% |
Hispanic: | 249 | 38.8% | 205 | 36.3% | 211 | 38.1% | 148 | 39.4% | 159 | 41.1% | 156 | 36.8% | 161 | 35.6% |
Black: | 154 | 24.0% | 132 | 23.4% | 132 | 23.8% | 93 | 24.7% | 97 | 25.1% | 110 | 25.9% | 130 | 28.8% |
White: | 173 | 27.0% | 170 | 30.1% | 152 | 27.4% | 94 | 25.0% | 105 | 27.1% | 129 | 30.4% | 129 | 28.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 34 | 5.3% | 19 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 186 | 29.0% | 205 | 36.3% | 193 | 34.8% | 148 | 39.4% | 128 | 33.1% | 128 | 30.2% | 129 | 28.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 8.1% | 44 | 7.8% | 60 | 10.8% | 32 | 8.5% | 50 | 12.9% | 39 | 9.2% | 42 | 9.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.03 | 14.51 | 15.58 | 13.61 | 15.57 | 13.30 | 13.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 69% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 67% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 74% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 70% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 73% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 74% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 60% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 71% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 67% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 76% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 88.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 11.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $48,478.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $42,745.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,542.0 |
* Garner Fine Arts Academy Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.